Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation Jurisdiction China - Hong Kong Year 1994 Published in English Serial title Hong Kong Government Gazette Source 1 July 1994, Vol.136, No.26, legal supplement No.2, p.B1405-B1418. Serial number HK Reg. 393/94 Descriptors [Primary] Hong Kong, mechanical hazards, safety rules, suspended platforms [Secondary] inspection, law, responsibilities of employers Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport Abstract This Regulation concerns the safe operation of suspended platforms used for carrying persons. Contents: interpretation of terms used; construction and maintenance; anchorage and support; suspension; counterbalance and counterweights; platform; safe means of access; drums and pulleys; brakes; control levers, switches; protection of climbers against the effects of weather; safety ropes and safety devices; safety belts and lifelines; erection, dismantling and alteration; trained and competent workers; use in bad weather conditions; inspections by competent persons; test and examination before use; duties of examiners; marking of safe working loads and number of persons allowed; construction of wire ropes; keeping of records of maintenance; keeping and displaying of reports; prohibitions and offences. CIS No. 95-1584 Database ID 65385